Surface-mount brick PSUs up to 100 A

24 October 2001 Power Electronics / Power Management

Vicor offers a surface-mount interface accessory, called SurfMate, for use with pin-compatible DC-DC converters and accessory modules. Circuitboard designers and assemblers can use this product to surface-mount high-density DC-DC converters with current ratings up to 100 A.

SurfMate, first in Vicor's family of ModuMate interconnect products, utilises a pair of surface-mounted headers which contain sockets to accept the input and output pins of the converter module. The header assembly is compatible with any thickness PCB. It does not increase the module mounting height above the board and is available for all three standard module sizes - maxi, mini and micro (full, half and quarter bricks).

SurfMates are available packaged in standard recyclable Jedec trays for use with automated pick-and-place equipment and are compatible with standard reflow solder operations. After reflow, the modules are simply inserted into the SurfMate sockets. Any secondary soldering operation used for through-hole sockets or pins can now be entirely eliminated, reducing manufacturing time and eliminating dual processes.

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